Care for a cup of hot chocolate? If you lived in Palau-de-Cerdagne, France, today you could celebrate Xicolatada, a holiday named for an Aztec/Spanish word for chocolate. Starting at 11 a.m., local time, the townspeople and tourists do nothing but drink hot chocolate the rest of the day, each cup prepared by the finest chefs (see at right). Here is an article in French about it, and here is a picture. (If you are going to celebrate this day, you should do it in style from now on.)Eighty years ago today, the first-ever animated cartoon done with sound and shot in Technicolor was released: "Fiddlesticks." It can be seen in its entirety on YouTube. This of course led to Daria, and for that we honor it.
Singer/actress Madonna turns 52 today. Kemical Reaxion did a special series of Daria fan art based on Madonna's many incarnations: "The Ten Faces of Madonna." We also have official MTV alter egos of Brittany as Madonna, Helen as Madonna, and Ms. Li as Madonna, so you see how important Madonna is to Daria fandom. Remember that.
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- Film Freak Central has a review of the Daria DVD set that makes some interesting assertions about the show. Do you think Daria prevented Jane from maturing? The reviewer thinks so. Post your comments in this thread.
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Funny you should mention Palau. There's Palau in the Pyrenees and there's Palau in the Pacific. That one was a true tropical paradise. I'd rather go back to it.
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